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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "A Speech to the Graduates" through "Highfalutin".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sedaris and his sister go to the gun range, what does he learn about for the first time?
(a) Gun safes.
(b) Gun purses.
(c) Gun hoarders.
(d) Trigger locks.

2. In "Hurricane Season," where does Sedaris get the idea for the name he wants to call the rental house?
(a) From a movie.
(b) From one of his own essays.
(c) At the grocery store.
(d) At the hardware store.

3. Where is the farmhouse that Hugh owns in "Bruised"?
(a) Chartres.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Normandy.
(d) Sussex.

4. How is the term "highfalutin" introduced into the essay "Highfalutin"?
(a) Sedaris suggests it as a name for a medication.
(b) Tiffany calls Amy and Sedaris this when they are shopping together.
(c) This is what Sedaris and his sister Amy called their play production company.
(d) Sedaris claims that this is what Hugh first wanted to call the Pink House.

5. In "Highfalutin," how does Sedaris contrast Amy's perspective with his own?
(a) She takes the long view, while he does not.
(b) She lives in the moment, while he does not.
(c) She is empathetic, while he is not.
(d) She is self-centered, while he is not.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state are Sedaris and his sister in "Active Shooter"?

2. In "Bruised," about how many people live in the village where the farmhouse is located?

3. What does Lisa think she knows more about than other people?

4. In "Highfalutin," what does Sedaris ultimately decide his idea of perfect happiness is?

5. Where were Sedaris's friends living when the man drove a vehicle into their home?

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